After a difficult 2023, the market for titanium dioxide appears to be recovering, albeit at a low level, according to an assessment by producers Tronox and Chemours. However, the companies disagree on when exactly the recovery is likely to commence. In February, Tronox expected sales to increase by 12% to... (06:00)

“New megatrends in the industry are causing fundamental changes in the global chemical markets,” said Aloke Lohia, billionaire, founder, and CEO of polyester group Indorama Ventures. These changes are the reason for the revision of the business strategy – and this in turn is the reason for the possible end... (17.04.2024)

The US Environmental Protection Agency has published a wide-sweeping anti-pollution plan designed to “dramatically reduce” toxic emissions from chemical plants and improve the health of people living in communities close to chemical plants. For the most part, the emissions-cut mandates would target... (17.04.2024)

TotalEnergies has announced its decision to continue the force majeure that has been in place since 16 February 2024 for deliveries of HDPE from the French site in Gonfreville. Another technical breakdown when trying to restart production after the repair led to the plant being shut down again, according... (16.04.2024)

A further slowdown in construction activity across the eurozone in March, fuelled by a downturn in housebuilding, weak demand, and high inflation, has led an economist to describe the sector’s performance as “bleak”. Hamburg Commercial Bank, which publishes a monthly index of the construction industry’s... (16.04.2024)

Germany’s future hydrogen network is taking on clearer dimensions. If all goes to plan, the populous Rhine-Main region – which includes the cities of Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Mainz, and their surroundings – will soon have its own dedicated 300-km local distribution network for the renewable fuel. Provided... (16.04.2024)